“I’m lucky - when I joined Global Sisters, I wasn’t struggling for money and I wasn’t a single mum. I see so many situations among the Sisters that are difficult and yet still they have this passion to work and strength to move forwards. They inspire me a...

Waste avoidance is a top priority for Emma Avery who founded Cloth Baby to help new parents start using cloth nappies successfully. Based in North East Victoria, Emma has drawn together the lived experiences of parenthood and a professional background in...

“My miso business was born from demand. When I was struggling, I just did what I do normally and so I made miso every year for myself. I took a photo of my miso and posted it on Facebook and one person asked if I could sell them some. That comment opened...

"The first time I met the Sister Tribe, I said ‘Oh my God, how am I going to get along with them? Their language, knowledge and experience is so much more than mine.’ But the more I put in, the more I get back, and I have learnt confidence from them. They...

“If there is one thing I have taken from my Global Sisters journey so far, it is that I have the power to change things.At Global Sisters, there is camaraderie and hope and such a strength of force. I imagine all those going through the program have...

“I believe that everybody has something they can make a difference in. They just have to find it. I’m turning 50 this year and, in a sense, SoundSpell is my thing. But if I hadn’t met Global Sisters, I wouldn’t be where I am today. My family fled civil war...

Sometimes it pays to flip conventional thinking and theory in order to make progress. In the start-up world, there’s a lot of focus on bringing a business to life. Yet, for many women, the first step on the journey to self-employment is all about bringing...

I had a seven-month relationship with a man that turned into an absolute nightmare. The first three months were great - we got engaged, and as soon as soon as he put a ring on my finger, the real him came out. It was a lot of emotional, financial and...

There is a popular quote ‘when women support women amazing things happen’, this is a favourite of ours along with with ‘empowered women, empower women’. Our Sister ‘Sharing Circle and Marketta’ is a real life example of both of these coming to life. The event has been...

Global Sisters is about ‘making business possible’ and part of that is making safe, affordable business finance accessible to our Sisters. There is a gap in the market for business loans under $5000 and Global Sisters is filling that gap by providing...

The start-up sector in Australia is thriving, with incubators and business education programs across Australia supporting entrepreneurs to launch their business. What is missing in the entrepreneurship ecosystem is tailored support at the earliest stages...

Global Sisters vision is to enable financial independence for women, supporting them to create businesses that have a ripple effect of change to the individual, family and community.  We support individual women, Sisters, to create economic opportunities and...

Claire Marshall is our resident sharing and gig economy guru. She challenged herself to live entirely off the sharing economy for one month in the most expensive city in the world - London....

Have you ever had a chai at a café that is sickly sweet or powdery? That’s NOT how real chai should be made and Mikhara has set out to provide a fast but authentic chai recipe to cafes across the country. More importantly, she set out to invest profits from the...

Global Sisters and The Nature Conservancy – A reflection on our time with the women from PNG. The 4 days were definitely filled with learnings for the attendees and facilitators and there were many aha moments, laughs and a few tears.